December 27, 1995 – August 23, 2019 KILL DEVIL HILLS — It is with great sadness that the family of Emily Noel Ritenour, 23, of Kill Devil Hills, NC announce her passing in Greenville, NC on Friday, August 23, 2019. Emily was the cherished daughter of the late David Ritenour and Karen Ritenour, and beloved […]
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The new Ocracoke Express passenger ferry has transported 27,153 passengers since initially launching on May 20, and hopes are high that the number can climb to 30,000 before the ferry shuts down for the summer season. “September 5 is the last day of service, and we’re hoping that everyone gets a chance to ride […]
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Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet responded to a vessel collision in the Pamlico Sound on Saturday night, August 24, per a recent online statement from the station. Five persons involved in the collision were transferred from the water to the station’s 47’ Motor Life Boat (MLB), where Coast Guard crew […]
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The North Carolina Ferry System is developing a Long-Range Plan for the next three decades, and is asking the public’s assistance to chart a course for sustainability and success. The plan will look 30 years into the future, and will make recommendations for vessel modernization, additions to the fleet, and maintenance scheduling. It will consider […]
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A Special Congressional General Election will be held on Tuesday, September 10, in Dare and Hyde Counties to vote for the unexpired term of the US House of Representatives (Rep) – District 3. The seat is currently unoccupied due to the passing of Rep. Walter B. Jones, which occurred in February, 2019. Polls will be […]
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As affected parties may already know, the commercial Spanish mackerel fishery for the Northern Zone, (North Carolina and north), closes this weekend. The closure, along with the new flounder regulations, will deal a harsh blow to many fishermen and fish houses on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, and we need to propose solutions that could prevent this […]
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A late 2019 project to install submarine power lines on Pole Road in Hatteras village will begin after the excavation of nine recently discovered “anomalies” that are located in the project’s underground path. The project, which is orchestrated by Tideland Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) with a Special Use Permit issued by the National Park Service, […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) voted 6-3 on Friday morning to adopt the Draft Amendment 2 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan, with three additional amendments made to the current draft that were voted on in separate motions. An amendment to the current Draft Amendment 2 was passed in a 9-0 vote to […]
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Commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel will close at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, in state and federal waters. The fishery is closing because the regional commercial quota has been met. The National Marine Fisheries Service projects that commercial landings have reached the 662,670-pound quota for the Atlantic Migratory Group Spanish Mackerel Northern Zone, which runs […]
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On Thursday, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) voted 5-4 against a rulemaking petition that would have placed certain conditions on shrimp trawling in order to reduce the bycatch of juvenile fish such as spot, Atlantic croaker and grey trout. The petition, put forth by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, asked the commission to […]
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